Hulk grabs $ 55 Million Debut

The Incredible Hulk" pulled his weight at the box office, debuting as the top weekend movie with $55.4 million.

The weekend's other new wide release, the fright flick "The Happening" opened a solid No. 3 with $30.5 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC are:

1. "The Incredible Hulk," Universal, $55,414,050, 3,505 locations, $15,810 average, $55,414,050, one week.

2. "Kung Fu Panda," Paramount, $33,612,594, 4,136 locations, $8,127 average, $117,289,932, two weeks.

3. "The Happening," Fox, $30,517,109, 2,986 locations, $10,220 average, $30,517,109, one week.

4. "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," Sony, $16,370,344, 3,466 locations, $4,723 average, $68,760,685, two weeks.

5. "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," Paramount, $14,741,834, 3,804 locations, $3,875 average, $276,524,265, four weeks.

6. "Sex and the City," Warner Bros., $9,788,353, 3,155 locations, $3,102 average, $119,522,016, three weeks.

7. "Iron Man," Paramount, $5,620,375, 2,403 locations, $2,339 average, $297,918,329, seven weeks.

8. "The Strangers" Universal, $4,024,485, 2,410 locations, $1,670 average, $45,287,220, three weeks.

9. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" Disney, $3,165,013, 2,308 locations, $1,371 average, $131,904,474, five weeks.

10. "What Happens in Vegas," Fox, $1,667,587, 1,422 locations, $1,173 average, $75,755,145, six weeks.

11. "Baby Mama," Universal, $441,685, 453 locations, $975 average, $58,797,040, eight weeks.

12. "The Visitor" Overture Films, $420,928, 254 locations, $1,657 average, $6,621,330, 10 weeks.

13. "Made of Honor," Sony, $303,434, 357 locations, $850 average, $45,400,892, seven weeks.

14. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," Universal, $287,625, 306 locations, $940 average, $62,106,520, nine weeks.

15. "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!," Fox, $188,736, 294 locations, $642 average, $153,355,932, 14 weeks.

16. "Speed Racer," Warner Bros., $183,385, 260 locations, $705 average, $42,504,512, six weeks.

17. "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure," National Geographic, $168,794, 48 locations, $3,517 average, $14,218,128, 37 weeks.

18. "Nim's Island," Fox, $165,442, 277 locations, $597 average, $46,694,283, 11 weeks.

19. "The Fall" Roadside Attractions, $152,713, 84 locations, $1,818 average, $1,364,206, six weeks.

20. "Then She Found Me," ThinkFilm, $140,762, 119 locations, $1,183 average, $3,020,648, eight weeks.